A positive to come out of the push for work share this year is the media attention it garnered questioning why Indiana hasn’t adopted it. Hopefully, that translates to more people knowing about the program and telling their legislators they support it. As we wrap up coverage on this issue, here is a good final assessment from the Journal [...]
(INDIANAPOLIS) — Indiana companies throughout the state have rallied to adapt to the current climate and new ways of operation. A total of 125 of these businesses have been named to the Best Places to Work in Indiana list, which includes more than 30 newcomers from last year. The annual program, which started in 2006, is presented by the Indiana [...]
SB 62 – Prescription Drug Rebates and Pricing Authored by Sen. Vaneta Becker (R-Evansville) Provides that the defined cost sharing for a prescription drug under a policy of accident and sickness insurance or a health maintenance organization contract must be calculated at the point of sale and based on a price that is reduced by an amount equal to [...]
HB 1476 – Reorganization of Municipality and Township Authored by Rep. Karen Engleman (R-Georgetown) Allows a municipality in a county (excluding Marion County) to reorganize with a township that has at least 70% of its population within the municipality, if: (1) the municipality adopts a reorganization plan; and (2) more than 50% of the voters in both the municipality [...]
House Bill 1416 (Remote Worker Grants and Remote Work Sites), authored by Rep. Martin Carbaugh (R-Fort Wayne), would have established the remote worker grant program, which the Chamber sees as a vehicle communities all across the state can use to attract talent and new, taxpaying residents. However, HB 1416 died this week when the House Ways and Means Committee [...]
SB 383 – Various Tax Matters Authored by Sen. Travis Holdman (R-Markle) This is the Indiana Department of Revenue’s (IDOR) annual bill containing a collection of changes the agency has identified as needed to improve state tax administration. Among the many provisions are those establishing new procedures for how individual partners must amend their tax state when the Internal [...]
HB 1164 – Various Utility Matters Authored by Rep. Ethan Manning (R-Logansport) The bill will facilitate access to and adoption of broadband by making it simpler for school districts to locate broadband facilities on their property, allowing traditional cell towers to be built at greater heights and closer together to increase coverage and capacity, and streamlining access to state-owned [...]
SB 44 – Work Sharing Unemployment Benefits Program Authored by Sen. Eric Bassler (R-Washington) Establishes a voluntary work sharing unemployment insurance program. Requires an employer that desires to participate in the program to submit a work sharing plan for approval by the commissioner of the Indiana Department of Workforce Development (DWD). Establishes the work sharing benefit as equal to [...]
On Monday, SB 1 (Civil Immunity Related to COVID-19), authored by Sen. Mark Messmer (R-Jasper), cleared the Legislature when the Senate concurred 39-7 on the version passed by the House. Three days later, Gov. Eric Holcomb signed the bill into law. The Governor stated: “The pandemic has affected Hoosier businesses, schools and others in ways no one could have [...]
(INDIANAPOLIS) — Indiana Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Kevin Brinegar comments on the decision today to not take a vote on work share legislation in the Senate Pensions and Labor Committee – effectively killing the policy for another year: “We know Senate Bill 44 on work share would have passed committee today if the chairman, Sen. Phil Boots [...]
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